Another bush flight brought us to our final segment of the safari vacation: Kenya. The maps show an overview of Kenya as well as the location of our final camp, Bateleur Camp, in relation to the prior two camps in Tanzania.
The last map also shows how the Serengeti National Park extends into Kenya as the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Same ecosystem, different country.
Our camp (as before) is rather luxurious:
Bateleur lounge Bateleur dining area
The Mara River affects the landscape in this part of the country – heavily wooded areas line the river, while the Savanah looks very similar to what we saw in Tanzania. And from the top of the escarpment above our camp you can look out over the Great Rift Valley.
Kenyan landscape Kenyan landscape Black back jackel Morning on the Mara with elephants Tithonus difofi Woodlands along the Mara River
The migration hasn’t reached here yet, but we visited one of the main crossing points on the Mara – with crocodiles in wait:
The Mara River The Mara River Crocodile Crocodile
Highlights of other animals:
Elephant Elephant Red neck Black rhino and baby Black rhino and baby Lilac breasted roller (nat’l bird of Botswana) Lilac breasted roller (nat’l bird of Botswana) Lion Cape buffalo Impala Grey crowned crane Warthog Spotted hyena Lion Lion Giraffe Thompson’s gazelle Female Thompson’s gazelle Topi Blue faced monkey Masai cattle
Wow, amazing sights!
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